I haven't got a shower so I have to have a bath! I take dds (19mths) clothes off and put her cd on to keep her happy. When I've washed my a hair and that I get her in with me. When she was little I used to put her in her bouncer in the bathroom!!

Dp looks after then while I'm in the bathroom and vice versa. If he's gone to work early then I take dd into the bathroom with me and she plays on the floor while I shower or ds (7yo) looks after her for 10 minutes.

Crikey mine are eating their breakfast downstairs while I have a bath in the am.
Does that make me a bad mummy? the oldest is nearly 6 mind you. But the baby is only 2.
Have never subscribed to that edict never leave your baby unattended, well not since having number 2 anyway!

Wow Clary, that's very impressive. Mine are getting quite independent now in the mornings, but they always seem to be at each others throats if we leave them unattended for more than 60 seconds over breakfast

In answer to the original question, my alarm goes off 20 mins before theirs. So I get up, shower and dress before they surface.

I do the same as puff and lock stair gates and let him play on the landing.
Now he is a bit older (22 months) he stands at the sink cleaning his teeth while im showering so he is in the room with me.
Its just occurred to me that its ages since ive had to move the loo brush and loo roll and stuff so that he can mess with them.Life really does get easier the older they get doesnt it! LOL